Limitation for taking cognizance of certain offences under Cr.P.C.
There is a period of limitation prescribed under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 for taking cognizance of offences. In common parlance, ‘cognizance’ means “taking notice of” and as per Black’s law dictionary cognizance means, judicial notice, or knowledge upon which a judge is bound to act without having it proved in evidence. However, the limitation…
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